CinemaBlend Latest Content
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Someone Imagined Stan Lee As Thor’s Odin, And It’s Fantastic
CinemaBlend Latest Content
Someone Imagined Stan Lee As Thor’s Odin, And It’s Fantastic
What do you think about Stan Lee as the All-Father?
Friday, September 28, 2018
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Sushant Singh Rajput introduces 'Sushant4Education' programme : Trade News
BollywoodTrade.com
Sushant Singh Rajput introduces 'Sushant4Education' programme : Trade News
It's a known fact that Sushant Singh Rajput stood 7th in the AIEEE and completed 3 years in engineering college and dropped out in the 4th year... Read More...
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
The evolution of the romantic movie
Movie-List Blog
The evolution of the romantic movie
Of all the movie genres that we are familiar with today, few have a longer history than romance. Not surprisingly, the romance movie has changed almost out of all recognition since the days of the silent movie, reflecting changes in society, but perhaps more importantly, reflecting the ingenuity and inventiveness of the moviemakers and actors who have shaped the genre.
Origins
The original romance movie was also the shortest. At just 20 seconds long, The Kiss (1896) featured two famous stage actors kissing. The scene, taken from the Broadway show The Widow Jones, was considered scandalous at the time, but the short movie, shown on a projector known as a Vitoscope, was also wildly popular.
Garbo and Gilbert
Many of the elements that shaped the genre could be found in embryonic form in the early years of the romance movie, including the pairing of famous screen couples. One of the first such partnerships began in the era of the silent movies, between Greta Garbo and John Gilbert. The MGM actors first appeared in Flesh and the Devil (1926) and went on to star in a number of notable early romance classics, their on-screen chemistry no doubt influenced by the fact that they were engaged in a relationship off screen.
Romantic comedies
Romantic comedy has been a staple of the genre for decades, and the development of the talkies enabled directors to script the witty dialogue that is a key element of the rom-com, leading to some memorable movies in the 1930s. Many featured zany plots and occasional slapstick, and one of the most notable was Bringing Up Baby (1938), which starred Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn as a mismatched paleontologist and an heiress.
Classic romantic dramas
The time of WW2 was also a golden age of romantic cinema, perhaps because audiences were keen to escape the horrors of reality for a fantasy world of romance. Some of the genres greatest works of art were created during this time, including Gone with the Wind (1939) starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable; quintessential British romance Brief Encounter (1946); and arguably the most romantic film of all time, Casablanca (1942), based on the doomed romance between a cynical caf owner (Humphrey Bogart) and an old flame (Ingrid Bergman).
Return of the romantic comedy
The 1950s and early 1960s were a time of increasing prosperity in the West, and in keeping with the general mood, there was a return to popularity for the romantic comedy, which was typified by a series of films featuring Doris Day and Rock Hudson, including Pillow Talk (1959), Lover Come Back (1951) and Send Me No Flowers (1964).
Odd couples
Odd-couple romances have been a staple of the genre, and the 1960s and 1970s saw the theme developed in two notable movies. Breakfast at Tiffanys (1961) was an adaptation of a Truman Capote story and starred Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard as an eccentric society girl and a struggling writer thrown into a shaky relationship. A decade later, Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford featured in another all-time classic romance, The Way We Were (1973), the tale of a handsome writer and a Jewish political activist.
80s and 90s variety
The last two decades of the 20th century saw an explosion in the number and variety of romance movies. Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour starred in Somewhere in Time (1980), which can claim to be the first ever science fiction romance. The 1980s also saw the beginning of the romance thriller, with such classics as The Year of Living Dangerously (1982), in which Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weavers romance is played against the backdrop of a coup in 1960s Indonesia.
This was also the period in which British romantic comedy dominated the box office, with such titles as Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Notting Hill (1999), Bridget Joness Diary (2001) and Love Actually (2003), all starring English actor Hugh Grant. In 1997 came the ultimate in historical romance movies, Titanic, which also employed state-of-the-art special effects.
The modern era
The 21st century has so far seen something of a decline in romance films, as the public appears to have lost their appetite, particularly for romantic comedies, which increasingly felt formulaic and dated. In particular, the tendency for romance movies to default to a 1950s-era standard of strong male leads sweeping female characters off their feet feels dated. This wont have gone unnoticed by Hollywood executives, from Ryan Kavanaugh to Jerry Bruckheimer, whose role is to spot the trends in audience tastes as they develop.
However, given its long history, few could bet against the revival of the romantic movie in years to come.
The post The evolution of the romantic movie appeared first on Movie-List Blog.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
The House With A Clock In Its Walls Review
CinemaBlend Latest Content
The House With A Clock In Its Walls Review
The House With A Clock In Its Walls is an absolute blast of fun and whimsy, ready to take families on an adventure that the may be familiar with, but will nevertheless still smile to see returning to theaters, and not a minute too soon.
Monday, September 24, 2018
Maal Road Dilli
BollywoodHungama Logo
Maal Road Dilli
Maal Road Dilli
The film is based on the life of the young and dynamic youth of India, who wants to move ahead in life, but face adversaries, problems issues during the course of their journey. The movie showcases those sentiments effectively. In the movie just like any other young boy/girl in the world they also fall in love, so this film has been made keeping all those important aspects/events like the hard and harsh struggle path, unpleasant incidents and bad circumstances etc. in mind. You'll see a lighter side of the story as well like The Love, Joyfulness, Optimism, and Lots of Fun. So you can even term this Film as a Fully Commercial, Enjoyable and Entertaining one. If you have seen the movie "Pyar Ka Panchnama", this film is going to bring more entertainment and is definitely worth watching. This movie will make you laugh by tickling your funny bone and you may also shed a tear during the troubles they go through when they fall in love. Other cast - Samrath Shandilya,Jeet Kumar, Rohin, Matin Khan, Neha Kargeti, Rhythm Arora
Sunday, September 23, 2018
How This Is Us' Dan Fogelman Feels About The Horrible Life Itself Reviews
CinemaBlend Latest Content
How This Is Us' Dan Fogelman Feels About The Horrible Life Itself Reviews
Critics have not been kind so far.
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Friday, September 21, 2018
Here’s how Pooja Hegde is juggling between Housefull 4, Mahesh Babu starrer Maharshi and Baahubali actor Prabhas starrer
BollywoodHungama Logo
Here’s how Pooja Hegde is juggling between Housefull 4, Mahesh Babu starrer Maharshi and Baahubali actor Prabhas starrer
Here’s how Pooja Hegde is juggling between Housefull 4, Mahesh Babu starrer Maharshi and Baahubali actor Prabhas starrer
Although we haven’t seen Pooja Hegde until now after she made her Bollywood debut with Mohenjo Daro alongside superstar Hrithik Roshan, the actress definitely has a busy schedule down South. While she has started shooting for her second Bollywood venture, the Akshay Kumar starrer Housefull 4, Pooja also has some other important projects with South superstars Mahesh Babu, Junior NTR and Baahubali star Prabhas as she will be seen in their films Maharshi, Aravinda Sametha and the multilingual untitled film respectively. Considering all these projects, here’s how the actress is planning to juggle between schedules.
It is not surprising to see that Pooja Hegde is living out of a suitcase currently for the last few months owing to her four films in the pipeline. Despite all of these, the actress seems to be more than happy to manage all of them by juggling time. A source close to the actress said, “While everyone who has worked with Pooja has always praised her professionalism, dedication and hard work, she is going all out to ensure that she keeps to all her commitments despite it being an extremely hectic schedule. Pooja is part of 3 of the most anticipated films in South and Bollywood featuring biggest stars. She has been juggling between one film set to another and is getting into and coming out of one character to another.’
The source elaborated, "For Pooja, it's three different films, locations and characters at the same time. Pooja like yesteryear super stars is doing three shifts starting with 6-12 pm NTR's film, 1-7 pm Mahesh's film and 8 pm-1 am Prabhas's film, proving her unending love for the craft and her sincerity!"
“While recently she had a day off on September 19 from Housefull 4, she left on 18th evening for Hyderabad - shot there on 19th and the same evening, she took a flight to Jaipur and then did a 10-hour road trip from Jaipur to Jaisalmer and reported the set of Housefull 4 at 7am on 20th as the call time was 9 am," the source concluded.
Also Read: Maharshi teaser: On the occasion of his birthday, Mahesh Babu gives a SPECIAL treat to his fans
It is not surprising to see that Pooja Hegde is living out of a suitcase currently for the last few months owing to her four films in the pipeline. Despite all of these, the actress seems to be more than happy to manage all of them by juggling time. A source close to the actress said, “While everyone who has worked with Pooja has always praised her professionalism, dedication and hard work, she is going all out to ensure that she keeps to all her commitments despite it being an extremely hectic schedule. Pooja is part of 3 of the most anticipated films in South and Bollywood featuring biggest stars. She has been juggling between one film set to another and is getting into and coming out of one character to another.’
The source elaborated, "For Pooja, it's three different films, locations and characters at the same time. Pooja like yesteryear super stars is doing three shifts starting with 6-12 pm NTR's film, 1-7 pm Mahesh's film and 8 pm-1 am Prabhas's film, proving her unending love for the craft and her sincerity!"
“While recently she had a day off on September 19 from Housefull 4, she left on 18th evening for Hyderabad - shot there on 19th and the same evening, she took a flight to Jaipur and then did a 10-hour road trip from Jaipur to Jaisalmer and reported the set of Housefull 4 at 7am on 20th as the call time was 9 am," the source concluded.
Also Read: Maharshi teaser: On the occasion of his birthday, Mahesh Babu gives a SPECIAL treat to his fans
Thursday, September 20, 2018
DC's Birds Of Prey Movie Has Narrowed Its Search For Black Canary And More
CinemaBlend Latest Content
DC's Birds Of Prey Movie Has Narrowed Its Search For Black Canary And More
Birds of Prey looks like it will be the next DC movie to follow Wonder Woman 1984, and the movie has started narrowing down the actresses for its lead roles.
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Marvel Developing MCU TV Shows For Loki, Scarlet Witch And More
TV – We Got This Covered
Marvel Developing MCU TV Shows For Loki, Scarlet Witch And More
While a tentative release window has been set – sometime in 2019 – information and details regarding Disney’s direct-to-consumer streaming service couldn’t be seeping through any slower. Thankfully, though, the House of Mouse has been picking up the pace as of late and tonight, they dropped an absolute bombshell on us.
Disney Play, as it’s being called, is apparently the “biggest priority of the company during calendar [year] 2019” and to prove it, they’ve just announced that they’ll be bringing some of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes onto the streaming service. And no, we don’t mean via the MCU films. Though those will be available on there, too.
Instead, we’re talking about solo TV shows for some of the franchise’s most popular heroes/villains. That’s right, Variety is reporting that characters like Loki, Scarlet Witch and more are all in line to receive their own vehicles on Disney Play, with the Marvel actors (Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, etc.) set to reprise their roles. Additional projects haven’t been confirmed, but the outlet says that the God of Mischief and Wanda Maximoff won’t be the only ones getting shows on the streaming service.
Go Behind The Scenes Of All Your Favorite MCU Films
MORE FROM THE WEB
#zergnet-widget-41994 .zergheadline a {
color: #fff !important;
}
Click to zoom 
From what we understand, the characters who have yet to receive their own movies are the ones being discussed for this new initiative. So, don’t expect to see Iron Man, Cap, Thor or any of the other heavy hitters appearing. Still, this is hugely exciting news and better yet, Variety’s reporting that each show will have a large budget that rivals a major studio production and consist of one season made up of six to eight episodes. In other words, they’ll be limited series.
And if you’re worried about quality suffering like we’ve seen with so many of Marvel’s other small screen efforts, don’t, because Kevin Feige’s said to be taking a hands-on role in each project, with Marvel Studios producing them for Disney. Further details beyond that haven’t been revealed, and it’s unclear as yet when these shows will take place, but again, this is big, big news and makes it very clear just how serious the Mouse House is about their new streaming service.
While we wait to learn more, tell us, aside from Loki and Scarlet Witch, which characters would you like to see with their own limited series? As always, be sure to let us know down below.
